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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

The DEMOCRAT must again remind
its friends, and we hope there are leg
ions of them in Barton county, that
now is the time to effectively serve the
party and do us a kind turn by induc-
ing their neighbors TO subscribe for the
paper. We are now on the eve of a
stubborn contest. Our political Oppo-
nents, writing under the sting of re-
cent defeat, are determined to make
one supreme effort to retrieve their
failing fortunes. If they fail now, the
day of republican rule in Barton county
is over. But in order to win decisive
victory we need the assistance of every
democrat in the county. There are
seven newspapers published in this
county, and the DEMOCRAT is the only
one which processes to defend the faith
which was eXpounded by Jefferson and
practiced by Jackson. 1t is needless
for us to say that we expect to battle
for every man on the ticket, every man
knows that. But we insist that we
should have large number to talk to
in each issue. Between now and the
8th of November, when by the grace OF
God and the aid of our eighteen hun
dred sturdy democrats we expect to
win the greatest victory since Water
loo, we should have at least three hun
dred new subscribers. Let them begin
to pour in now. 1t gives us courage
and shows that our work is apprecia-
ted.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29
Sugar Making.

Back i'll the bOyhood days of many of
our readers the time for sugar making
was time of joy and of pleasure. The
memory of many will linger around the
sugar camp, and the pleasures of dirty
ing in the spigots, of drawing the sap
into camp and of boiling down the
syrup and barreling up the wealth of
sweetness will be told again and again
to the children of Kansas as they gath
er around the freside in the long Win
ter evenings.
Not many years in the future other
stories of sugar making, and sap gath
ering, and candy pulling with all the
sticky Accomplishments of the olden
time in Indiana and Ohio, will be told,
but the scenes will be laid in Kansas,
this land of great possibilities and of
sweet surprises.
One hundred and seventy pounds of
pure sugar and twelve gallons of delic-
ious syrup from a ton of cane is the es-
innate made now, and the work of de-
yeloping the new process has not fairly
commenced.
Thousands of acres of waving sugar
cane will nod approvingly in the sum-
mer breeze, and adown their rows of
garnered sweetness will be whisper
ed the great revolution in the resources
OF our land, and the curling smoke
from refineries in every town and ham,
let will help to watt the praises of our
state to coming millions.
Kansas will certainly become the
home of the sugar queen as we'll as the
dwelling place of the corn king. The
great Arkansas Valley will send its
loads of gathered granulations to keep
company with the seveals. and millions
OF dollars will be kept within our midst
that now find the vaults of foreign
lands.
Sugar will be the queen of the west,
mark this prediction.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

WE are glad to see that as arule the
Democracy i'll their several county con-
ventions in Kansas this year, are not
''monkeying'' with mugwumps and
soreheads and so-called peoples ar
rangements. Straight Democracy is
what the people want. They have had
a taste of it for about three years now
and they like it very much. Give us
more Democracy, and everywhere
straight, sound, level-headed, God-fear-
ing and liberty-loving Democratic tick
ets.-Atchinson Patriot.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

THE FIAT has gone forth and the
RAMPANT anarchists are to hang. Nina,
in her misguided way. says If they
hang her Spies she will commit suicide
within the hour, and it is also threat
ened that the wives and families OF the
rest of the villains will commit the
same act. While such an ending to
the whole crowd would be rather TO-
mantle, it could hardly result in much
good unless the rest of the anarchist
gang would follow suit.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29
A Good Ticket.

THE democratic convention which
net iii the court house last Saturday
was.by all odds the most enthusiastic
meeting ever had by the party in the
county. Every township save Cleve-
land was represented and the utmost
harmony and good will prevailed from
first to last while there were several
sharp contests, yet the candidates who
were defeated acquiesed gracefully
when the will OF the convention was
announced. Those who were defeated
are not the kind of democrats to sulk
in their tents we feel assured that they
will give the ticket generous and
hearty support.
The men who were nominated are
we'll known throughout the country,
and we feel no hesitancy in saying that
the ticket will meet with the full
appreciation of a majority of the voters
in the county.
Owing to the crowded condition of
our columns this week we must fOrego
writing Il personal sketch of each can-
didate, In our next issue, however,
we shall give our readers a short per-
sonal history of the men whom the
democrats have named as their choice.
But to speak generally we can say as
was said hundred times last Satur-
day: ut is a strong ticket" Each
man from first to last has personal
strength, and will add to the probable
tiles of success.
The party has pursued a course of
wisdom in making nominations, dis
tributing offices throughout the county.
The conduct of the delegates while
the convention was in session, was as
it should be orderly and decorus. There
was no wild whooping and yelling.
They met as men who had respon-
sible and grave task to perform, and
right promptly did they perform it.
Altogether the meeting was happy
and suspicious prelude to the cam
paign, and the outlook is cheerful and
radiant of promise
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29
LAND OFFICE AT LARNED, KANSAS, !
July 26. 1887. {
Publication Notice.
State of Kansas } -.
Barton County,

State OF Kansas -
Barton County.|
In the District Court Of said County and State
Henry Gay, plaintiff
% =,
Fl. A. Norman Mary E. Norman and 5. B. |
Duepree. defendants.
To H. A Norman and Mary L Norman De-
You and each of you viii take notice that you
have been sued by the said plaintiff; that on the
10Th day OF Sept: 1887 the plaintiff fled his petition
against you in said court -
That unless you appear and answer SAID Peltloh
on or before the 18th day OF November, 1881, the
same will be taken true and Judgement VIII ne
rendered against you accordingly The nature o.
which judgement viii be that you pay 10 the SAID
plaintiff the of $1,000 with interest thereon al
the rate OF twelve per cent per annu from the hrs'
dav of June, 1886
For the foreclosure of two certain mortgages seer-
ing said sum upon the northwest quarter OF sectlcn
sixteen township sixteen, range eleven west, IN SAID
county and state
That the plaintiff have a first and prior lien ana
claim upon said InOrfgaged premises
That said premises may be sold according 70 law
without appraisement and the proceeds OF said sale
applied to the payment OF said sums due the PLAIN
tin.
foreclosed from all right title and interest III sAlo
premises ,..,
sSx.TJ Clerk OF District Court
BISHOP Il BURcH, $50
Attorneys for Plaintiff. Se'o
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

AT THE democratic convention held
at Hutchinson Saturday, the following
ticket was nominated: For county
clerk, Sims Ely; for register OF DEEDS
J. L. Roger, of Haven; for county
treasurer, C. w. Arnold, of Partridge;
for sheriff, Dan Miller, of Hutchinson;
for surveyor, J. NJ. Talbot, OF Sylvia;
for coroner, Dr.. n. t. Z. Robinson, OF
Hutchinson.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

GENUINE regret will be felt through
out the democratic party in Barton
county when 1t is announced that j. V.
Brinkman has retired from the chair
1flanship of the executive committee
of his party. Our only consolation is
that he is succeeded by a man of ac-
knowledged ability and of large ex-
perience. 1t was a graceful act in the
convention last Saturday, when, with
out Il single dissenting voice, they re-
turned the thanks of the party, to Mr..
Brinkman for his able and successful
administration of the party affairs
No man ever served party with more
disinterested zeal than did Mr.. Brink
man in the last campaign and if there
is any gratitude in politics he will not
soon be forgotten. With a heart about
the size of a democratic majority i'll
Texas, IL brain us clear as an Italion
sky, and faith that never wavered, he
made one of the best officers we have
ever known.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29
Township Caucuses.

The democratic caucus to nominate
candidates for township officers for
Liberty township, will be at No. 2
school house Oct. 9TH, at p. m.
The democrats of Buffalo township
are requested to meet on the evening
of Oct. sth, Saturday at the usual
place, to nominate township ticket.
JACOB ZIOIMER,
Committeeman.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

MEATH the bright. warming rays OF
the autumn sun and the dim, sOnbre
light of the autumn moon, the candi-
date skurries from house to home, as he
seeks for the farmers vote, D. But
alas, and alackl the race is for all, and
the chances are he won't get there at
all; but will be showed under so deep
and so cold he won't thaw out till the
spring, ..
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29
WHY not take a step towards the OF

WHY not take step towards the or
ganiZation of company to open a
sugar refinery at Great Bend? Let us
not be behind our neighbors. y num-
Der of years ago the Dundee works
were established. But the process was
not perfect. The out put of the COM
ponent parts of the cane which go to
make pure sugar was not great enough
to warrant the successful operation of
the business. Now, thousands of dol
lars have been expended in expert
menting with various processes of re-
filming, and it is now conceded by the
.hest men of the day that sure and
having process has been discovered.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

THE Kansas Sod House, paper pup
Iished in one of the frontier counties,
has suspended publication. The sod
house is now too ancient a STRUCTURE
for Kansas, and this one has probably
succumed to a more advanced state OF
architecture.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

CANDIDATES are not now quite as
thick as prairie chickens. The demo-
Gratis in convention assembled Satur-
day last killed off quite "A bevy, but the
republican candidates can still be flush
led in the waving grass throughout the
county.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

BARTON COUNTY DEMOCRAT
OFFICIAL PAPER OF BARTON COUNTY
GREAT BEND, KAS
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

THE republicans of Scott county, IN
convention recently, nominated MISS
Lila Boiling for the Office of superln-
tendent of public instruction.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29
Democratic Ticket.

Democratic Ticket.
For County Treasurer,
i. M. KRAUSE.
For County Clerk,
ID. r. JONES.
For Register of Deeds,
III. STROTHMAN.
For Sheriff,
+. d. WILSON.
For County Surveyor,
B. MARKEY.
For Coroner,
DIR. D. II. SCOTT.
For Commissioner, 1st District,
II. LANGFELD.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-09-29

In the District Court Of said County and State
Henry Gay, plaintiff
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-07-15

A boy is something like piece of iron,
which in its rough state isn't worth much,
nor is 1t of very much USE but tue more pro.
cesses II Is put through, the more valuable it
becomes. A bar of iron that is only worth
So in Its natural state is worth $12 when it
Is made into horseshoes, and after 1t goes
through the different processes by which it is
made into needles, its value is increased to
$3.50. Made into penknife blades 1t would be
worth $4,000, and into balance springs for
watches $250O00. Just think of that boys,
a piece of iron that is comparatively worth
less can be developed into such valuable ma.
terial!
But the iron has to go through great deal
of hammering aud beating and rolling and
pounding and polishing, and so ifyou are 10
become useful and educated men, you must
go through long course of study and train
ing. The more time you spend in hard study,
the better material you will make. The iron
doesn't have to go through half as much to
be made into horseshoes as it does to be con-
verted into delicate watch-springs, but think
how much less valuable 1t is Which would
you rather be, horseshoe or watch-spring
1t depends on yourselves You can become
whichever you will.
This is your time of preparation for man
hood. Don't think that would have you
settle down to hard study all the time without
any intervals for fun. Not bit of it. like
to see boys have good time and should be
very sorry to have you grow old before your
time, but you have ample opportunity for
study and play, too, and don't want you to
neglect the former for the sake of the latter.
-Christidn at Work.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-07-15
A Land RIeh I'm Roses.

Bulgaria, the little country in Europe
which we hear SO much about of late, is a
veritable rose garden In ITSELF In no part of
| the world has the cultivation of the rose
come so near perfection as in this small State,
and, although the soil and atmosphere of the
country have much 10 do with the success of
the work, the native inhabitants have made
such a long aud careful study of the plant
and ils needs that they have created wonders
out of their fields of blooming roses AS is
well known, the flowers are grown there for
the purpose of extracting the precious aroma
known as "attar of rose" but this circum-
stance does not detract In the least from the
appearance Of the roses. The bushes require
considerable care and attention, and they are
seldom allowed to attain height OF over six
feet.
In the great rose gardens where the flowers
are raised for manufacturing the "attar roses"
the bushes are seldom grated or budded.
The :oots forming the bushes of young rose
garden are taken frkan The old bushes and
carefully buried with plenty of manure, where
they send up young shoots. These reach
their full growth In about five years, and for
fifteen years will yield large crops of roses.
When the old beds begin to fail the bushes
are cut away and new shoots allowed to
spring up, or the whole field plowed up and
roots from another bed set out in their place.
A successful rose-grower keeps several rose
gardens at all times in different stages of de-
velopment, so that when one garden begins
to be unproduclive ano Their one Is about ready
to come in. The roses blossom in the latter
part OF May, when all the neighborhood is
employed In picking them and getting them
to the distillery.
In addition to the great industry of extract
ing the precious aroma from the roses the
inhabitants Of Bulgaria make quite business
of exporting rose slips and roots to different
countries. The facility with which the roses
grow in the fertile valleys of that country
make 1t profitable business 10 raise the
bushes for market. The cuttings for buds
are sent hundreds of miles, packed in long
grass and surrounded with straw disposed
longitudnally. Vick's Floral Guide.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-07-15
VARIETIES,

"A tinsmith in the country has sign
which reads Quart measures of shapes
and sizessold here"
Elevator youth Gnquiringly)-Suite 10
miss?' St. Louis Miss (blushing)-'No, only
fifteen last January.
49,, "A negro, on being examined, was asked
II his master was true Christian. "No, sir,
li9 is a politician" was the reply.
-Sawdust pills would effectually cure
many of the diseases of which mankind are
afflicted, ifevery individual would make his
own sawdust
"A Philadelphia saloon keeper, upon
being asked by his son what shorthand meant,
said it was putting two fingers instead of
three around the whisky glass.
Mamma" said little five.year old girl
pointing to turkey gobbler strolling around
neighbours yard, "ain't that red nosed
chicken got an awful big bustle?"
Its broad shmile yer carryin on YER
face tn day, Mike" said O'Halligan as he
came up to his friend at union meeting.
Faith, would We be aither LAWN me carry
my shmile on tn back of me neck loike n
hod, now that we're sthrikin'?" answered
Mike.
AN honest but rather illiterate old farm
er, While addressing school-house audience
on temperance, confessed that he had been
drinking man. "But, my friends, he said, ~
never drank TO success"
He had told her of his love in words as
iervid as he could, and was feverishy await
ing her reply.
How old are you, Mr.. sissy" asked the
girl. in low, sweet tone.
"Pm-ah-ni
"Weil, the idea of little tot like you talk
ing love'
"A colored man in Southwestern Georgia
declares that Congressman are curse to the
country. Oar was time" he says, "when
de watermillyon growed up close ter dc fence,
but dis here long-an' -short-haul dizziness has
made de farmers plant in de middle oh de
fiers, and now when er niger wants or
watermiyon what b'longs ter another man
de haul's 80 long he's liable ter be cotched.-
I'm rrgin de Congressman fun dis time
fo'tb."
AN aged colored woman in a Georgia
town recently signified her intention of Join
Ing the church. She was reputed well-to-do,
and two rival churches strove to win her
One of them sent a deacon of great elouuence
to employ upon her his rare arts of persua-
sion. In normal circumstances it is proba-
bic that his mission might have been success
full, but the aged woman recognized him as a
person who had owed her $40 for IA years,
and she joined the other church.
"A man with apainful expression of coun-
tenance sat on dry goods box. care you
ill?" some one asked. No" "Have you
lost anythingg" "Never had anything to lose."
"Whats the matter, them" "fm sitting upon
a wasp "Why don't you get up ?" "Wall,
that waz my first impulse, but got to think
in TINT was hurtin' the wasp as badly as he
was hurtin' me an concluded to sit here
awhile, Specially as am tired. 1 thought,
too, that ought to be thankful, for this is
about the easiest seat | have had lately"
painful?' "Servin' on a jury in prohibition
tDwnn
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-07-15
How Blood Oranges are Produced.

Strolling about the neighborhood of the
Quincy market, writes Boston correspond
ent, my attention was attracted by the sign,
"Blood Oranges, $3.50 Box" which decor
ated the exterior of an importers shop. l
had always supposed that the blood orange
was freak of nature, to be found semi-oc-
casionally like yellow fire-cracker in pack
of Golden Dragons brand but this It seems
was mistake, for the dealer assured me that
the ruddy fruit was distinct variety.
at is artificially produced" he said, "by
grating an ordinary orange tree with the
pomegranate. The result is an orange like
any other, SO far as flavor is concerned, but
with red juice that ia visible through the skin.
1t brings slightly higher price, because 1t is
regarded as curiosity. The people ofSicily
cultivate it mostly. Yes, there are one or
two kinds OF oranges know Of The pine
apple orange, which has something of the
pineapple flavor, is finding its way into the
market.
II had few sweet lemons In stock the other
day." added the dealer. "They are quite a
rarity. People in this part of the world have
poor tastes in tropical fruit, any way. They
will always pay more for red banana than
for yellow one though the former is con-
sidered an inferior fruit where both are grown.
The lime, too, is far more priced in tropical
countries than the lemon, but northerns think
1t is only good for picking"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-07-15
Found His Stay Cut Short.

A French traveller in this country last
summer gave an account of a visit which hi
had paid to Russia to illustrate the manner
in which the Car guards and preserves its
power.
In 1868 NJ. de B., an elder brother oil
the narrator, spent some time in Russia, and
on returning to France published an account
of his travels, with some stringent comment
on the condition of the lower classes. The
book was of course prohibited in Russia and
had but limited circulation in France 1t
long ago dropped out of public notice.
In 1888, just twenty years later, the younger
brother Of the author, in making tour
through Europe, came to ST. Petersburg
III arrived" he said, "at night and was
driven to n hotel. The next morning an
officer in gorgeous uniform called on me,
and after an introduction and most ceremo-
NOUS SITUATIONS, inquired: "Your name, I
believe, is NJ. de B."
Eyes"
From the province of Blank in France ?"
~ assented."
"a kinsman, it may be-" with still more
profound bows, "of NJ de B, who, in 1868
published u certain volume entitled ?" giving
the name.
HE is my BROTHER" replied. "What of
that p
"Nothing. But have the honor to be de-
tailed to accompany monsieur to Mcneil"
"But am not going to Memel am going
to travel through Russia"
Pardon" with the most extreme suavity,
monsieur is going TO Memel by the noon
train, and these gentlemen and myself will
bear you company" He opened the door,
two gendarmes were in the corridor.
1t was useless to resist. He accompanied
me to the train, sat beside me, that might
not speak to my other person, was civil, but
jailer. AT Memel he took leave OF me with
the utmost courtesy.
"Monsieur is now outside of Russia" lie
said. "a mere hint is sufficient to u person
there" Youths Companion.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-07-15
A Boys Estimate Of His Mothers Work.

MY mother gets me up, builds the fire,
gets my breakfast and sends me off," said a
bright youth.
What them" said the reporter.
Then she gets my father up and gets his
breakfast and sends him off, then gets the
other children their breakfast and sends them
TO school, and then she and the baby have
their breakfast"
How old is the baby?'
20. she is most two, but she can walk and
talk as well as any of u.s."
Are you well paid?"
g! get Sc a week; father gets So day."
How much does your mother ge,9"
With bewldering look the boy said
"Mother why she don't work for anybody"
II thought you said she worked for ali of
your"
80, yes, she does, but there amt no money
In IT,"
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-07-15
A Practical Englishman,

III first class carriage in Germany an
Englishman waslobserved to be constantly put
ting his head, out of the window. The train
was going fast. and sudden gust OF wind
blew his hat off. With a frightful oath he
reached down his hatbox and hurled 1t after
the hat. Then he sat down and smiled on
his fellow passengers, but of course did not
speak. The Germans roared with laughter,
and one of them exclaimed: you don't
expect your hatbox to bring your hat back
to you, do your"
81 do" said the Englishman. mo name ON
the hat, full name and hotel address on the
box. They'll be found together, and shall
get both d'you see nowp"
Then those Germans subsidized and said they
had always considered the English great
and practical nation.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1887-07-15
AK Miss FlaW'nce.

An old negro woman was employed as
cook in the family of Mr.. S. Though
good servant in most respects, she had a pro-
penslty for petty thieving that was very an
noying TO her mistress Mrs. s. often miss
ed small quantities of tea, coffee, sugar, ETC.,
but the cook always stoutly maintained her
innocence when questioned, and in this she
was usually supported by Miss Florence s.,
kind-hearled daughter of the family. One
day Aunt Tidy (the cook was charged with
more serious theft than usual. At first she
seemed at loss for reply, but she suddenly
ting-no, 1doan'. Buff Miss Flaw'nce dun
say TUX 1t, den | b'lieve 1t. Miss Flaw'nce
de truf; b'lieve all what she say. JUS you
ak Miss Flaw'nce, an if she says so, den
blieve it-no oder way, nohow."